J224 Contract Specialist II - Support Services Div.

Contract Specialist

Performs complex contract duties to include developing, analyzing, evaluating, reviewing, processing, ensuring applicable compliance, inspecting, implementing and / or monitoring contracts. Work requires extensive contact with governmental officials, division and district personnel. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties :

• Assists with presentations at local, state and federal levels.
• Develops, writes, revises, or prepares contracts, amendments, procedures, forms, related documents and provisions, financial / statistical graphs and / or reports.
• Assists in developing plans for implementing new contract evaluation requirements.
• Assists in monitoring contractors' insurance certificates.
• Audits payment invoices for completeness, accuracy and compliance with terms of contract and governmental contracting rules, regulations and procedures.
• Composes and transmits conditional award notices.
• Ensures contracts are payable and meet all legal requirements.
• Executes agreements and contracts.
• Prepares cost analysis studies for contracts.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.